Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Stobo, parish
Grid reference
NT 182 376 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
318200 637600
Latitude
55.625091188281736
Longitude
-3.299192898152874
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
St Mungo's Kirk, Stobo (0 miles)
Lyne, parish (1.88 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, Stobo (2.24 miles)
Manor, parish (2.36 miles)
Drumelzier, parish (3.61 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Stobo Kirk, which dates in part to the twelfth century.
Parish TLA
STB
County
Peebleshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Stobo
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Stobo
Place
Stobo, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Stubho 1170, Glas. Reg.
Historic formStubho This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameStobo PlaceStobo, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 26 Date of citation1170 x 1170 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Place-name data
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